Redskins pick up Levi Jones

The Redskins desperately need help at offensive tackle, so they picked up the biggest name available Tuesday.

The team announced that they signed Levi Jones, formerly of the Bengals.

Jones once had Pro Bowl-caliber talent and received a contract extension from Cincinnati with $16.3 million in 2006, but knee and back injuries slowly wore him down. He worked out for the Lions and Packers recently; both teams passed.

To clear roster room, the Redskins released two running backs: Anthony Alridge and Marcus Mason. They also signed running back Quinton Ganther, formerly of the Titans.

25 responses to “Redskins pick up Levi Jones”

Let’s see, so The RedSkinnEDs signed an OT that played for Cincy when they sucked, then the Lionesses and The Pack passed on. And they picked up a rb that the 0-6 Titans passed on. Okay, now things are getting straightened out.

Levi was on his way to becoming one of the best LT’s in the NFL before his knee surgeries. Hasn’t been the same since.
Still an upgrade over some LT’s playing starting these days though. Good pickup for the Skins, I hope Levi can regain some of the success he had early in his career.

Wow. Seems as though the Redskins are doing a bang up job of piecing together an O-line of washed up, first round busts. First Mike Williams, now Levi Jones. Think it’s too late for Danny Boy to offer two firsts and Orakpo for Robert Gallery?

This just proves that TT is clueless in GB.
Levi Jone HAS to be better than the stiffs on that O line there.
Guess its because it isn’t one of ” his ” guys.
Let’s just bring back a “former great” RB, that will molify the Green and Gold masses.
This guy deserves all the contempt he is getting from Packer fans.
Mumbles will be the one that pays for his inactivity, not teabag.
If I were a Packer fan, I’d be pissed too!

wow……………I wished i was a packer fan, after watching my redskins the first six weeks. listen to that guy……………..hey I’ll trade ya aaron rodgers for jason campbell, if the pack is in such bad shape………………………..

Look for defenders that line up against Levi to rack up the sacks and his quarterback to take a beating. He’ll say in interviews after the game that it made him mad to see his quarterback getting beat up like it, but he will be helpless to stop it.

yeah thats what the skins really needed to do. get rid of aldridge, the only truly fast guy on the team. they certainly didn’t want to play someone like that, that’s for sure…………..yeah, thats it……………………

You peope are F’ckng MORONS!
You may have the IQs of fruit flies but even you stupid f’cking idiots might realize that Pro Bowl or even quality O-linemen are not exactly available. Maybe PFT should have pictures for you stinking PFT Planet Douchebags!

Aldridge fumbles too much, if the Texans wanted him they could have picked him up when the Skins cut him in preseason. Runyun would be a good pick up, I don’t know why they didn’t sign him. Oh wait, Cerrato’s running things, never mind. This team might not win another game this year.